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B.C. doctors get new guidance on involuntary care for people who use drugs

B.C. doctors get new guidance on involuntary care for people who use drugs

British Columbia clinicians have received new guidance about involuntary care for adults, including a directive that it cannot be used to prevent harmful "risk-taking" by people who use drugs whose behaviour is not related to mental impairment.
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Tariff war forcing N.B. to cut trade barriers, go into deficit in next week's budget

Tariff war forcing N.B. to cut trade barriers, go into deficit in next week's budget

FREDERICTON — Nearly seven years after the New Brunswick government went to the Supreme Court to prevent the free movement of alcohol across the country, Premier Susan Holt says the tariff war with the United States is forcing the province to rethink
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Manitoba to no longer have jail as an option for people with communicable diseases

Manitoba to no longer have jail as an option for people with communicable diseases

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is planning to stop using jails to detain people who have communicable diseases that pose a risk to others.
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B.C.'s New Democrat government and Greens finalize confidence agreement

B.C.'s New Democrat government and Greens finalize confidence agreement

VICTORIA — British Columbia's NDP government and the provincial Green Party caucus have signed an agreement that consolidates the New Democrats' hold on the provincial legislature where they have a one-seat majority.
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USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers

USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers.
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N.B. Pride group invites LGBTQ+ Americans dealing with the 'scary' reality of Trump

N.B. Pride group invites LGBTQ+ Americans dealing with the 'scary' reality of Trump

When Saint John, N.B., holds its annual Pride celebration in August, it's expecting a new group of participants — Americans seeking a safe haven from the “scary” reality of living under President Donald Trump’s administration.
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CDC nominee Dave Weldon is likely to be pressed on his vaccine views at Senate hearing

CDC nominee Dave Weldon is likely to be pressed on his vaccine views at Senate hearing

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. David Weldon had been out of the national spotlight for more than 15 years when he was nominated to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many anti-vaccine advocates knew him well.
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Many people don't get screened for cervical cancer. Self-testing kits can change that

Many people don't get screened for cervical cancer. Self-testing kits can change that

TORONTO — While cervical cancer screening is a routine part of health care for Canadians, many fall through the cracks.
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Risks of state abortion reporting mandates outweigh the benefits, an advocacy group says

Risks of state abortion reporting mandates outweigh the benefits, an advocacy group says

States should stop requiring health providers to file reports on every abortion because the information poses a risk to both them and their patients in the current political environment, a research group that advocates for abortion access says.
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Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: 'Swan Lake' is a ballerina's Mount Everest

Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: 'Swan Lake' is a ballerina's Mount Everest

NEW YORK (AP) — Rehearsing “Swan Lake” a few weeks ago in a sweaty studio, trying to iron out some last-minute kinks, ballerina Unity Phelan stopped just before launching into the famed 32 fouettés — those crowd-pleasing whiplash turns on one leg per
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